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Jul
01
Opera On Tap Presents Musical History Walk At Old Stone House

Opera On Tap Presents Musical History Walk At Old Stone House

PARK SLOPE – Opera On Tap [https://www.operaontap.org/] will present an interactive, musical walk “through America’s volatile political
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Jun
28
Yoni Katz Can Take You on a ‘Messianic’ Tour of Hasidic Crown Heights  

Yoni Katz Can Take You on a ‘Messianic’ Tour of Hasidic Crown Heights  

Yoni Katz in a library on Kingston Avenue, where he begins his tours (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS—
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Jun
18
Four Sunset Park Residential Districts Get Landmarked

Four Sunset Park Residential Districts Get Landmarked

From left to right, Central Sunset Park Historic District, Sunset Park South Historic District, Sunset Park North Historic District, and
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Jun
17
Lamuel A Stanislaus Way: Honoring Legacy Of Distinguished Grenadian Immigrant

Lamuel A Stanislaus Way: Honoring Legacy Of Distinguished Grenadian Immigrant

Rutland @ Flatbush has been named Dr. Lamuel A Stanislaus way. Liat Weinstein/BklynerPROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS  – Lamuel used to lay awake
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Jun
14
Weeksville Heritage Center Receives City Designation

Weeksville Heritage Center Receives City Designation

Weeksville by Nic LehouxCROWN HEIGHTS— Weeksville Heritage Center [https://www.weeksvillesociety.org/] has received Cultural Institutions Group [https://www.nycgo.
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Jun
05
Mickey Heller: Serving Brooklyn With Pride

Mickey Heller: Serving Brooklyn With Pride

PARK SLOPE – The 23rd annual Brooklyn Pride Parade [http://brooklynpride.org/pride-events/] will kick off at precisely 7:30pm on
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May
28
Brooklyn’s Memorial Day Parade Takes Over Bay Ridge For A Day (PHOTOS)

Brooklyn’s Memorial Day Parade Takes Over Bay Ridge For A Day (PHOTOS)

The Navy is well represented at the Bay Ridge Memorial Day Parade. Todd Maisel/BklynerBrooklyn’s 152nd Memorial Day Parade
9 min read
May
21
‘Fireside Feasts: Flatlands Edition’ At Historic Farmhouses

‘Fireside Feasts: Flatlands Edition’ At Historic Farmhouses

Lott farm field in 1923. Catherine Lott/A. LooryaFLATLANDS / MARINE PARK – Farming was a way of life in much what
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May
14
Celebrate Walt Whitman’s Bicentennial In Brooklyn

Celebrate Walt Whitman’s Bicentennial In Brooklyn

Several events are planned across the borough in the coming weeks to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s
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May
09
Sacred Sites Open House: Tour 13 Brooklyn Houses Of Worship

Sacred Sites Open House: Tour 13 Brooklyn Houses Of Worship

The New York Landmarks Conservancy [http://www.nylandmarks.org/] is hosting the Sacred Sites Open House from May 18-19, inviting
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